Senior Counsel- Products and Platforms

Senior Counsel – Products & Platforms –

Location:

Anywhere in Country

• Draft and negotiate client‑facing product and platform agreements, including advising on contractual strategy, risk, and keeping up to date with relevant legal developments
• Collaborate closely with other members of the US GCO as well as local counsel in other EY member firms
• Collaborate closely with intellectual property counsel and procurement counsel on the development and commercialization of various products and platforms
• Support coordination with cross‑functional business and internal support teams (Data Privacy, Information Security, Independence, Quality and Tax) as necessary
• Understand existing EY policies and help enhance policies and guidance relevant to technology products and platforms
• Support and advise internal product teams in the development of new products and platforms
• Gain a working understanding of the full range of tools, products and platforms required to be supported in order to provide effective product counsel
• Manage workflow in a highly dynamic environment and remain highly responsive, reliable, communicative, and accountable to team leadership and other members of the GCO
• Be adept in cross‑functional settings and provide practicable legal advice to internal product teams and business stakeholders
• Build relationships and team seamlessly with other members of GCO, within the Legal Practice Groups, as appropriate, to deliver exceptional legal service to internal stakeholders
• Develop and deliver training on product and platform agreements, knowledge sharing, and best practice across the legal network and business, where requested or appropriate
• Continuously learn, contribute and innovate in a dynamic space

• 7+ years of relevant technology‑related transactional experience in a client‑facing capacity, including drafting and negotiation of product and platform agreements
• A strong background in supporting SaaS, software licenses, emerging technologies and a variety of go‑to‑market delivery models
• Experience developing contracting templates, playbooks and standards
• Adept at leveraging legal and other collaboration tools and technology to optimize teaming
• Experience in data privacy, data security, licensing, and intellectual property law
• Experience with cross‑border contracting (including local country agreements and cross‑border data transfer)
• Ability to understand, assess, and negotiate terms for current and new technologies (including cloud and AI), and explain the related legal and business risks in a practical manner
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills
• High degree of cultural and emotional intelligence, and demonstrated aptitude for resilience, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing circumstances and dynamics
• Ability to work independently and team effectively with colleagues in other functions and geographic locations
• Ability to grasp, understand, and accurately articulate and document complex legal and contractual principles, and balance risk from both a legal and commercial perspective
• Highly responsive with ability to manage high workload volumes and competing priorities efficiently and effectively
• Solution oriented with focus on exceptional client service
• Experience in a product counsel role in a technology or consulting organization with experience leading negotiations
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited 4‑year college
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
• Membership in a State Bar as an attorney qualified to practice law
• Good standing with the applicable State Bar including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements